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OF URANIUM DEPOSITS CANYON-MONUMENT VALLEY IN THE WHITE DISTRICT, UTAH-ARIZONA ROBERT G. YOUNG................................................. Mining historyand production................................... 873 ABSTRACT The White Canyon-MonulnentValley district of southeasternUtah and northeastern...the Chinle throughout much of the district is a widespread conglomerate,sandstoneand mudstone unit resting...was derived from a source to the south of the district and transported northward through the channel |
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periods of exploratIon that ultimately led to a mining "boom ll in the 1950 IS. Since I ts meager start...Tallahassee Creek distrIct in Fremont County. Uranium, recoverable by solution mining of Upper Cretaceous...evaluated In Weld County. VBlntype uran I urn occurrence 5 are typ I fled in Je f farson County by the Schwartzwal...Schwartzwal der Mi ne, the largest uranium mine In Colorado. Part 2 contains in the bibliography of approximately...occurrences In the state, with cross-Indexes by county, host rock, and the special categoriesof "Front |
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Contents PAGE4 PAGE 10 4 The San Juan Triangle of Colorado Ho for the San Juans! by Duane A. Smith, Mark...and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the San Juans are some of the highest and most rugged mountains...not until the last 25 years of the 1800s that the San Juans began revealing the extent of their mineral...In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San Juans one of Colorado's...Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City (Smith, 1996). The Spanish |
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Selected Mining Districts of Utah by Carl L. Ege Headframe of Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic mining district...MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 05-5 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of 2005 Utah Department of Natural Resources...Resources STATE OF UTAH Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive...Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources...toll-free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: http://mapstore.utah.gov email: geostore@utah.gov THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |
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Ore Deposits of the White Canyon Area San Juan and Garfield Counties, Utah By ROBERT E. THADEN, ALBERT...systems___________________________________ Glen Canyon group________________________________________ Wingate...system________________________________________________ San Rafael group__________________________________________...129 129 Blue Lizard mine __________________ ~--------------------------Fry No.4 mine, by Earl J. Ostli...__________________________ 131 133 135 Jornac mine~-------------------------------------------------Posey |
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CONTROLS OF THE HAPPY JACK DEPOSIT WHITE CANYON, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH LEO J. MILLER CONTENTS PAGE Abstract.......................... 156 156 Shinarump conglomerate ..............................................the Happy Jackuraniumdepositof White Canyon,San.JuanCounty,Utah, is a paleostream channelcontaining sediments...con156 URANIUM ORE CONTROLS OF HAPPY JACK DEPOSIT, UTAH 157 glomerate' hasbe•ffdeveloped by the authorand...theWhite Canyonof SanJuanCounty, sOUtheastern Utah, adjacentto Utah State Highway95. Exposedformations, all |
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- [ URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR THE PARADOX BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THE PARADOX BASIN...AND MINING AREAS SLICK ROCK DISTRICT GYPSUM VALLEY DISTRICT BULL CANYON DISTRICT URAVAN DISTRICT GATEWAY...GATEWAY DISTRICT (EASTERN GATEWAY AREA) MC ELMO CREEK DRAINAGE AREA LA SAL CREEK AREA PARADOX DISTRICT BEAVER...VALLEY (BIG INDIAN) DISTRICT MOAB DISTRICT GREEN RIVER DISTRICT THOMPSONS DISTRICT INTER-RIVER REGION...VALLEY DISTRICT COTTONWOOD AND BUTLER WASH AREAS MONTEZUMA CANYON DISTRICT SEVEN-MILE CANYON AREA ORE |
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____________________________________ _ History of mining and production ________________ _ General description...States. FIGURE 1. Map showing location of uranium-mining districts in West-Central United States-------------------------2...outcrop of the Coconino Sandstone in the Grand Canyon area, Arizona ___ --------- ______ --------- ________...positions and shapes of sandstone pipes in the Grand Canyon area, Arizona ___________ -------------· ·---------...are interbedded with the sandstone, such as conglomerate, siltstone, tuff, and mudstone. Many host rocks |
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uranium-vanadium and copper deposits of the Lisbon Valley area, Utah-Colorado By Gordon W. Weir and Willard P. Puffett...Hermosa Formation in the northern part of the Moab district................................22 Regional stratigraphic...Regional stratigraphic relations............49 Glen Canyon Group................................51 Definition...system............................................58 San Rafael group.............................................................................82 Burro Canyon Formation................................82 Distribution |
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GEOLOGY OF UTAH TO 1966 compiled and edited by Barbara S. Childers assisted by Bernice Y. Smith Utah Geological...and Mineral Industries University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Bulletin 86 Price $4.00 October 1970...all graduate theses concerned with the geology of Utah; senior theses are omitted. Several theoretical...pertinence to a particular mineral deposit or locality in Utah. Others which should have been included may have...hoped that the reader will report omissions to the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey so that they |
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. Mesoeoic. . . Chinle,formation .> ' ?» Glen Canyon group Wingate sandstone Kayenta formation * £>:...Geology--continued Stratigraphy--continued Mesozoic--con tinued San Rafael group ................... 2.S Entrada sandstone... Brushy Basin member. ............ 3f Burro Canyon formation*. . ............ 35* Dakota sandstone...Stratigraphic sections measured in the Klondike Ridge area, San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado. . . B. Descriptions...Descriptions of selected carnotite deposits. ..... Penju mine ..................... Deposit #440 ............ |
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mation. Wherepresent(northernArizonaandsouthern Utah) the Shinarump is the hostrock;northward,wherethe...be found in the CapitolReefArea,Utah (68), and the Elk RidgeArea, Utah (18). Similarly, coarsesandstones...Wyoming(33) and the Gas Hills District,Wyoming (88). In the AmbrosiaLake District, New Mexico,the primaryore...basement.Robertson and Steenland(61) believethe conglomerate to be part of a sequenceof detrital sedimentslaid...ABOVE AN UNCONFORNiITY District or mine Capitol Reef, Utah Elk Ridge, Utah Shirley Basin, Wyo. Gas |
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complex mineralogy (such as the California-Vetas district) would be useful, not only for exploration in...(oceanic). This zone, in the subsurface, separates the San Jacinto belt from the Sinu belt in the Tertiary basins...the Cordillera Occidental and Serrania de Baudo (San Juan-Atrato Basin), the Serrania de Perija and Sierra...the Eastern Cordillera at the California-Vetas District (Domain 23) (Sillitoe and others, 1982). Undiscovered...deposits. The El Rincon deposit, in undivided Mesozoic red beds, consists only of oxidized copper minerals in |
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before Nativity scenes. Dec. 26 — Turtle Dance, San Juan Pueblo. Dec. 26-Jan. 1 — Southwestern Sun Carnival...Paso (Texas). Dec. 31—Deer Dance, Sandia Pueblo. UTAH Dec. 10—Christmas Parade, American Fork. Dec. 13...arch. Due to its inaccessible location in southern Utah, a visit to Rainbow is still an adventure. Hubert...BRANHAM . 8 PHOTOGRAPHY Pictures of the Month LOST MINE The Old Dutchman's Lost Ledge of Gold By HAROLD...Rock Shorty of Death Valley EXPLORATION Canyon Boat Ride in Utah By RANDALL HENDERSON LETTERS Comment from |
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PLATINUM MORE THAN AN AFTERTHOUGHT ENCHANTING AMETHYST RED FEATHER LAKES DELIVERS ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49 No. 09...Gem Kids The Many Facets of Nadine Marshall 44 Red Feather Lakes Mineral Smorgasbord Enchanted by Quartz...Evolution of a Gem Shop The Sanchez Family of San Juan Gems Rock Shop Antoinette Rahn Jim Brace-Thompson...Metals Steve Voynick 36 Bisbee’s Rich History Of Mining (Part II) Bob Rush 28 REGULAR COLUMNS Field..................53 60 Gems and Minerals of Post Mine Closures The Maine (Part I) Popularity of Bisbee |
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....................................... 1186 Mining history .........................................Ambrosia Lake district in northwestern New Mexico is the most important uranium mining and milling...milling district in the United States. Together with the nearby Laguna district it contains more than $0 percent...mantolikebodiesprincipally in the upper half of the Westwater Canyon sandstonemember and near the base of the Poison...deposits. INTRODUCTION TuE most importanturanium mining and milling area in the United States is in McKinley |
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· as a joint program of the Manhattan Engineer District and its successor, the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission...___ _ Pitchblende deposits in the Central City district and adjoining areas, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties...certain pitchblende deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, by John W. Adams and Frederick...pitchblende-bearing veins at Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, by George W. Walker and Frank W. Osterwald...---Uranium in the fluorspar deposits of the Thomas Range, Utah, by Mortimer H. Staatz and Frank W. Osterwald__________ |
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are peneconcordant sandstone, quartz-pebble conglomerate, vein and vein-type, marine black shale, phosphate...The largest deposits occur in quartz-pebble conglomerate at the Elliot Lake-Blind River area, Canada...principally as a byproduct or coproduct of gold mining; and in medium-grained sandstones in the Colorado...eastern Washington, (2) Canadian Shield-Bancroft district and nearby areas, (3) eastern Brazil areas, (4)...environment for precipitation of uranium (e.g., southern San Juan Basin, New Mexico). Squyres (1972) proposed that |
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.............................................47 Utah ..............................................................................................49 Mining, Processing, and Transportation ......................................................50 Badger Mining .................................................column showing the lithostratigraphic units in Sauk County, Wisconsin ........10 Stratigraphic column for...Outcrop of dune facies of St. Peter Sandstone at old mine entrances in Pacific, Missouri, where it is still |
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RENEW MY PRESENT SUBSCRIPTION 35 Lost Buckskin Mine BY DEN GALBRAITH 38 How To Travel Like a Travel...gold hunters will be disappointed. The famed lost mine that keeps Thomas L. Smith's name alive today is... 1 4 Scribe: C.D.N. Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) San Jose, California 95114, U.S.A. Gentlemen: / am sincerely...upheaval. Numerous other vomits of rock, cinder, and red hot ashes sent skyward again and again in rhythmic..."s<*#& «^,v Historic and Fascinating Esmeralda County Goldfield torted from the constant buildup of |
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pp. 553-566 Structural Controls in the Red River District, New Mexico K. F. CLARK Abstract Granite...along an east-northeasttrending graben in the Red River district, New Mexico. The stocksare localized in an....... Introduction RECENT mapping in the Red River district, New Mexico, reveals the overall structural...from a local point of stream of the same name. The Red River, which is the major streamin the area, locally...corresponding to elevationsin excessof 11,000 feet. The Red River and its tribu- tory, Cabresto Creek, located |
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INSCRIPTION CANYON PETROGLYPHS FOLLOW POWER LINE, USE BRONCO ONLY OVER ROUGH TERRAIN San Bernardino...Bernardino County is rich in archaeological sites and is a happy hunting ground for rock hounds. Above map was...Readers THE COVER Al Morton, of Salt Lake City, Utah calls this spectacular scene in the New Canyonlands...old Butterfield Stage Route in California's San Diego County with the Carrizo Badlands in the background...May, 1967 EXPLORING CALIFORNIA BYWAYS from Kings Canyon to the Mexican Border By Russ Leadabrand The areas |
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of vvhich 70% is in New Mexico, 16% in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, and 8% in Wyo1ning. These figures...doubtless the U.S.S.R., likewise established uranium mining industries. These efforts in the Reid and in the...,u11ounts only in brooks which run tlu·ough the red granite formations of the Scottish I-Iighlands. "And...Tare "uranate" type of fluorescence is orange or red and may be exhibited by epiianthinite, becquerelite...weak orange yellow-Tb); zircon (yellow, green-Dy; red-Sm and Tb). Color The oxides, complex oxides, and |
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that remains of what was once a flourishing little mining town which still appears on many Arizona maps as...called the Silverbell road. Silverbell was a copper mining camp. The hills around it were honeycombed with...the Southern Pacific company's junction point at Red Rock. From 1919 to this date the camp has never reopened...shack to liv%,*in and a chance to live — a gold mining town — a golden opportunity perhaps. Your editor...of wood there is nothing to indicate a thriving mining town once was located there. KENT YARNELL The |
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Diamond Mines, at (or near) Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. At the mines, I was kindly given permission...carnelian, conglomerate, No. 514 an oolitic, chakedonic water-worn piece, and No. 515, a conglomerate with...material submitted is a mixture of fragments of garnet (red) and enstatite (green). Enstatite, a member of the...nearly three page article on the Arkansas Diamond Mine, with three pictures, and is quite true to facts...The localiy for the specimen is Searles Lake in San Bernardino Co., Calif. Gypsum (selenite) as small |